Ideation
Ideation is the critical phase where entrepreneurs generate and refine creative concepts for potential business ventures. It involves brainstorming, identifying market needs or problems, and conceptualizing innovative solutions. During this phase, entrepreneurs explore various ideas, consider their feasibility, and assess the market dynamics to pinpoint opportunities. It shapes the unique value proposition that will distinguish the business in the competitive landscape.
Venture Capital Investment Competition
VCIC aims to educate and expose UC Berkeley students to the venture capital process and the investment criteria considered when evaluating a business opportunity. Potential Venture Capitalist candidates have limited…
Cal Hacks
Cal Hacks is a nonprofit organization composed of students passionate about fostering a culture of hacking, entrepreneurship, and social good via the empowerment of technology. Our mission is to empower…
UCB Startup Fair
The UCB Global Startup Fair offers students a unique opportunity to discover and interact with small tech companies that typically rely on personal connections for hiring. It is a great…
Berkeley Postdoc Entrepreneurs Program
To foster entrepreneurship among UC Berkeley’s postdocs and graduate students, through education, awareness, and hands-on opportunities. We connect aspiring entrepreneurs with mentors, resources, and partners. Situated in a vibrant business…
Office of Intellectual Property and Industry Research Alliances
IPIRA collaborates with researchers to manage invention and software disclosures, pursue patents, license IP, negotiate research collaborations with companies, advise entrepreneurs and startups, subcontract SBIR/STTR grants, and help create campus…
New Business Community Law Clinic
NBCLC is Berkeley Law’s interdisciplinary transactional law clinical program, in which JD and MBA assist start-up entrepreneurs. The Practicum provides free legal help for start-ups and real experience for JD…
Cleantech to Market
Cleantech to Market (C2M)–the First Cleantech Accelerator–is a partnership between graduate students, startups, and industry professionals to help accelerate the commercialization of leading cleantech solutions. In the process, C2M also…
BearX
Connect with students, alumni, faculty, and staff to advance your career, find mentors, join startups, and attend exclusive events.
Career Center
The Career Center is dedicated to advancing equity and access to career resources for every student and recent alumnus of UC Berkeley. We engage with students on their journey to…